Now the GPOOE™ is a terrific, accomplished player, no doubt about it. And there’s no way that Florida could function at the same high level without him. But clutch? Can somebody point out the win on Florida’s schedule last year that Tebow pulled out in crunch time? The Gators’ closest wins were against Kentucky and Mississippi. But Florida never trailed in either game after the first quarter.

I don’t recall a moment like this for Florida last year.

It looks like we’ve got ourselves a new narrative, folks. Either that, or they’re referring to circumcisions in the Philippines over at ESPN…

Obviously, as with any race, it’s more important where you finish than where you start, but that preseason #1 ranking is still a thrill for any Georgia fan right now (even someone like me who isn’t a proponent of preseason polling in the first place).

The good news, historically speaking, as this AJ-C quiz shows, is that a #1 start leads to a fairly high finish at season’s end. The not-so-good news, as Paul indicates, is that it’s a tough position to defend over the course of the year.

I hate to keep coming back to that schedule thang, but if you take a look at this post at Sunday Morning Quarterback, it’s hard to escape the reality that three of the top five contenders (Ohio State, Oklahoma and Southern Cal) have a clearly easier row to hoe from our current vantage point than do either of the SEC candidates. Other than that (yeah, yeah…), the Dawgs are clearly valid competition for a slot in Miami. But as SMQ concludes, it’s hard to escape the fact that the stakes in the OSU-USC game will be enormous.

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UPDATE: The Jacksonville Times-Union’s Gene Frenette believes the #1 ranking is a cause for rejoicing if you’re Mark Richt.

Quote Of The Day

“It's definitely different not knowing exactly who it's gonna be, but in a way, I feel like that's good,” he said. “One of my old coaches from Valdosta told me that competition is one of the best coaches. And I feel like, as well as each one of those three guys is performing, they're not gonna do anything but make each other better.” -- Jay Rome, The Red & Black, 3/25/15